Month: August 2020

Sudan offers Egypt a hard choice between Halayeb and the Renaissance Dam

In its critical situation, the Egyptian regime has got itself into trouble with Sudan, which may push it to make significant concessions over the disputed Halayeb and Shalateen border triangle, in exchange for Khartoum’s solidarity with it over the Grand…

Objections as expropriation law amended

In its plenary session, the Egyptian parliament finally approved the amendment of some provisions of Law No. 10 of 1990 regarding the “expropriation of real estate for the public benefit.” Amendments aim to determine the public benefit by decree of…

A Sudanese refugee accuses three people of gang rape in Egypt

A Sudanese refugee said she was raped by an Egyptian human rights lawyer specializing in refugee issues, an Egyptian Nubian activist, and a Sudanese refugee. The Egyptian activist and blogger Wael Abbas published an audio recording of the Sudanese refugee,…

One military Killed and another wounded in an armored army vehicle explosion in North Sinai

On Saturday, there were deaths and injuries among the Egyptian army as a result of the explosion of an armored vehicle, east of the city of Sheikh Zuweid, in the Sinai Governorate (northeast of the country). Eyewitnesses said that ambulances…

Four defendants in Fairmont rape crime arrested after fleeing to Lebanon

On Friday night, Egyptian media announced that the International Police Interpol had succeeded in arresting four accused in the case known in the media as “The Fairmont Girl” after they fled to Lebanon. She explained that the Lebanese authorities arrested…

New tension between Cairo and Rome due to the arrest of an Italian in Egypt

Tension has risen again between Cairo and Rome, after the arrest of an Italian youth in Egypt, days ago. Authorities arrested Nicolas Valenza upon his arrival at an airport, due to his possession of narcotic substances. Egyptian diplomatic sources said…

The government reduces the price of buying rice from farmers

The Egyptian government tends to reduce the price of supplying a ton of rice from farmers during the harvest season next September, which plunged farmers into a state of despair and general discontent. The authorities seek to reduce the price…

Campaigns against private tutoring classes: The regime’s new investment?

The Ministry of Education in Egypt, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, has launched intensive campaigns on private tutoring classes centers during the past few days. The ministry justified these campaigns by saying it aims to prevent gatherings…

Frequent exam leaks expose the failure of the government

With the launch of the second round of high school exams, the phenomenon of leaking exams and posting questions on social media has returned. Cheating pages on social media circulated pictures that they said were of the first foreign language…

The restoration of Egyptian antiquities proves double standards and politicisation

The contradiction in the Egyptian regime and its double standards in the preservation and restoration of antiquities attracted the attention of observers who tried to explain this strange behaviour. Israel in Arabic Facebook page via Twitter published photos of the…